Asian History

694p, [38].23cm, Photo plates, tables etc. In Japanese. Good+, bind tight, a little wear. Very rare, NO Worldcat/OCLC record, printed: "Not-for-selling" on copyright page. Involving hospital, plagues, disaster etc. (WITH PICTURES)

1865 1ed Social Life of Chinese CHINA Opium Drinking Games Missionary DoolittleJustus Doolittle was an American missionary to China who is most famous for his book 'Social Life of the Chinese', a valuable work focused on Chinese life and social customs. According to J.L. Scott, "Doolittle exhaustively explored practices and events in Fuzhou, Fujian, where he was a missionary for 14 years. Few aspects of everyday life escaped his attention. Doolittle is especially strong when describing domestic religious practices and public holidays and ceremonies."Doolittle was also focused on curing the problem of opium addiction with Jesus. Doolittle himself explained,"The vice of opium smoking has long since become a giant obstacle to the welfare and the prosperity of this people. The consumption of opium is rapidly on the increase in this city as well as in other parts of the empire, and its ravages are becoming more awful. The nation is becoming poorer and poorer." (Baumler, p.49)In addition to opium addiction,… Read More

1880 1ed Ukita Clan Ishizaka Japanese Woodblock Tahei Kurita Illustrated Warrior

An interesting Meiji woodblock-print of the 'Ukita Family Tree' chronicling the events of Ukita family from its founder Tahei Kurita serving the Hosokawa family and living in Kumamoto since the time in Buzen. The Urakami clan were supplanted by the Ukita clan in Buzen, and Ukita Hideie was one of the regents Toyotomi Hideyoshi appointed for his son.
This rare 1880 2 volume edition written by Ishizaka Kenso is complete with illustrations throughout of scenery, warriors, decorative armor, and more.

Item number: #12476
Price: $499
ISHIZAKA, Kensō, 石阪堅壮編 石阪, 堅壮;
Biography of the Ukita Family Tree Kojima Bishū Hoden兒島備州補傳 (こじまびしゅうほでん)
石阪堅壮, Kurashiki: Ishizaka Kensō, Meiji 13 [1880]. First Edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Language: Kanbun
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Binding: Softcover; tight & secure
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1883 1ed TOKYO Japan Illustrated Japanese City of Tokio Meiji Greey SIGNED
Greey's book 'The Wonderful City of Tokio' is a story of what American people did while living in Japan, and their adventures with their Japanese friends. It was written by a merchant who worked in Japan for many years with essays on the glories of Tokio, including
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Visiting a lacquer maker,
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How the Japanese make Chinese ink,
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The fan maker's,
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Porcelain makers,
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Musical concerts,
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Sacred place visits,
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Japanese dry-goods store,
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Harvesting rice,
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New Year's festivities.

This book provides an excellent insight into art manufacturing of the Meiji period and includes 169 illustrations throughout including the cover board.

This copy includes the Edward Greey's inscription and autograph!

Item number: #12521
Price: $499
GREEY, Edward
The wonderful city of Tokio; or, Further adventures of the Jewett family and their friend Oto Nambo… Read More

Paris, France: Librairie Universelle, 1905. Book. Fine-. Half-Leather. Possible First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Half-leather hardcover with marbled boards and endpapers; top edge gilt; no jacket; ribbon marker; text in French; color and b&w illustrations. No date but a previous owner has penciled 1905 on copyright page. Fine minus condition..

1750 Japanese Family Crests Banners MAP Tokugawa Genealogy Heraldry Illustrated

A rare, 18th century Japanese woodblock print of "Family Crests" with a collection of loose leaves filled with illustrations of scenery and housewares. "Family Crests" is a guide to family crests and banners of important families and government officials from the 18th century with a map inside the front cover including the Tokugawa crests among many others. These rare, records are written in a column woodblock print format with furigana for easier reading.

Item number: #16219
Price: $499
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Family Crests
[Japan: 1750]

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Collation: 1 volume + loose leaves
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· Language: Japanese
· Binding: Softcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~4.25in X 6.25in (11cm x 15.5cm)
o Leaves: ~9in X 6.25in (22.5cm x 16cm)
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1746 Japanese History Mythology gods Samurai Dragons Demons Illustrated 7v SET

A rare, 18th-century Japanese woodblock print of 'Nendaiki Esho." "Nendaiki Esho" is a historical chronology of Japan from which most of the setsuyoshu were based. It blends legend and history presenting the first emperors and the mythical beginnings of gods and the earth as historical facts. This "Nendaiki Esho" was the primary means by which the commoners learned about the gods of Japan rather than the Nihon Shoki or the Kojiki and was an important part of curriculum in Japanese school until 1945.
This rare 1746 historical narrative contains events such as the separation of the heavens and the earth, the hero Hasubi on his way to Korea, the divine winds that hindered Mongolian fleets from invading Japan, the last Volcanic eruption of Mt. Fuji, and many more tales focusing on bravery and the military skill of warriors. This 1746 edition includes illustrations of temples, castles, samurai, heroes, monks, lords, battles,… Read More

1859 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Taikouki". Taikouki is a biography describing the life of Taihe Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese samurai and daimyo (lord) considered the second "Great Unifier" of Japan following Nobunaga and preceding the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hideyoshi left a legacy including Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class systems, the restriction of weapons, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto. This book is a classic Edo era picture book describing and illustrating Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life illustrated by Utagawa Kuniyoshi! The woodblock prints began being made in 1855 and were completed in 1884. The images and text focus primarily on the military with detailed accuracy on armor, weapons, family crests, interiors, and more!
This rare biography
is written in a column handwritten format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of… Read More

Knollys, HenryIncidents of the China War of 1860. Complied from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant G.C.B.William Blackwood. Edinburgh. 1875, 8vo. Pp 2, ix, 264, 62."Sir Hope Grant has…been persuaded to intrust to me his private journals and his correspondence relating to the China War of 1860, and has allowed me to publish such portions as appeared to me to merit special attention…it has appeared to me desirable to make further public the little-known incidents of the war, and the little-realized successes then achieved by our troops, ere an additional lapse of years shall have entailed on the subject the proverbial indifference belonging to the fears of a bygone age." The"present diary was no after-thought composition. Day after day events of the preceding twenty-four hours were committed to paper while fresh in the writer's memory." Henry Knollys, Captain Royal Artillery. Condition is very good. The original blue cloth binding has slight fading on the spine and the spine ends… Read More

This book relates the tale of a classic adventure in the wilds of Afghanistan. There is a former owner's name inside the cover.

Book is in 'as new' condition. Dj has light shelf wear at edges. Slipcase also in 'as new' condition. Text is entirely in English although book seems to have been printed and published in Japan. The encyclopedia is divided into the following sections: 1. Japan's Natural Setting; 2.History of Japan; 3. Society; 4. Economy; 5.Science and Technology; 6. Culture; 7. Dailey Life. Also sections has a Readers Guide, Pictorial Essays and Feature Articles. B&W and mostly color illustrations throughout.Nearly 2,000 pages, this is an exceptionally heavy book and will require an additional charge for international shipping.

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Yokohama, Japan: Yamagata Press, 1947. First editions, later 1947 printings. PUBLISHED 2 YEARS AFTER END OF WW2: HISTORY AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF JAPAN--2 ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BINDINGS SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PRESIDENT OF FAMOUS HOTEL. Two volumes, 8 1/2 inches tall, silk-covered paper wrappers, traditional Japanese string binding with folded rice paper pages, decorative vertical paper label to covers. Volume 1 signed in ink on front endpaper by Alsuharu Sakai (collaborator) Tokyo, Xmas 1948, with Japanese characters; Volume 2 signed on pictorial frontis by K.M. Yamaguchi, President, Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, 20th Jan, 1949, with Japanese characters. Vol. 1 cover edges worn, top edge soiled, overall good+; Vol. 2 minimal wear to cover edges, text edges darkened, otherwise very good. Both volumes in archival custom mylar covers. MIYANOSHITA is one of the Seven Hot Springs of Hakone, Japan. The hot springs have been an attraction for tourists and pleasure-seekers for hundreds of… Read More

No Dust JacketBook ConditionFlaw: Gift dedication inscription in red sharpie on last free endpaper (photo). The remainder of this 15-year-old book is "Near New" condition. This massive and beautifully bound presentation style book has been spared no expense in its construction, with every publisher's attention paid to fine detailing. Richly illustrated throughout with B&W and color photos, many never before published. Bi-lingual, Chinese, and English. For anyone looking for a unique gift for a railroad history buff, or those interested in 20th-century Chinese architecture, this is a rare purchase opportunity. Additional descriptions and photos are available on request.From the Preface: "Architecture seems like a history book of wood ad stones. The development of modern architecture in North Chine was indispensable with a railway, that is, the Railway of Chinese Eastern Provinces." "They started operation in 1903.""With a history of over half a century, the CER had played a pivotal role in Chinese… Read More

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1948. Revised edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: George Allen & Unwin, 1948. 8vo., xxi+380pp., numerous plate illustrations, color fold-out map at rear. Red cloth with gilt titles. Mild age toning to some sheets, else fine, crisp. . Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

London: J. Coxhead, 1814. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volumes in original bindings, leather at spine and corners and marbled boards. viii, 280 pp, 345 pp. Bindings in quite good shape, with hinges uncracked or lightly started if at all. Light wear to board edges, with corners lightly worn through in places. Water stain to fore-edge of many pages of Volume 2, largely in the margin, and not preventing pages from opening or turning. Texts free of noted marks. Bookplates of Henry Howard of Greystoke, who lived in an honest to God castle, to front pastedown of both volumes. The work is comprised mostly of letters from the author to Voltaire, and responses from the latter, on the subject of Atlantis and its geographic location, arguing from the dissemination of astrological lore, mythology, religion, and language. The author argues that Atlantis was located not in its classically supposed position in the Atlantic Ocean but in the Arctic, covered… Read More